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Historical Dictionary of Chinese Intelligence
By Smith, I.C. & Nigel West
- ISBN
- 9780810871748
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
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Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2012 | Reference
This title's chronology mirrors its focus: one page covers 400 BCE (Sun Tzu) to CE 1913, whereas information on the 20th century occupies eight pages, and the 21st, two. The fascinating introduction contrasts Soviet and Western styles of espionage with the fundamentally different Chinese style. A nine-page bibliography (which points to a handful of websites) reveals a limitation of this dictionary: all works listed are in English. Another problem is ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
